A shocking and heart-wrenching new tale from an award-winning author - 1983. Released from prison after serving time for a wrongful conviction of killing her own baby, Tally moves to Kent, where a new friendship leads her to a local retreat for alcoholics, The Farm. There she meets child psychiatrist Dr Stefan Lazarus and his adopted daughter, Faith, who escaped from terrible abuse. Faith, Stefan and Tally are drawn together through friendship and understanding, but coming to terms with their troubled pasts is not easy, and Faith has a final, shocking act yet to perform . . .